2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

For information on the 2006 Delaware race for the United States Senate, see Delaware United States Senate election, 2006.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee Mike Castle Dennis Spivack Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,897 97,565 Percentage 57.17% 38.76%

County results House district results Castle:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Spivack:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Castle Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Castle Republican

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Mike Castle won re-election to a seventh term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, non-profit organization director
• Dennis Spivack, attorney

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Spivack	9,515	60.34
	Democratic	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle	6,253	39.66
Total votes			15,768	100.00

Republican primary

• Michael N. Castle, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Congressman Castle faced no opposition in the Republican Party primary.

Green Party

• Michael Berg, retired teacher and anti-war activist

Independent

• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, formerly of the Democratic Party

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Results

2006 Delaware's at-large congressional district election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Castle (incumbent)	143,897	57.17
	Democratic	Dennis Spivack	97,565	38.76
	Independent Party	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle	5,769	2.29
	Green	Michael Berg	4,463	1.77
Total votes			251,694	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". Archived from the original on November 29, 2006.
2. "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
3. "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
4. "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
5. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
6. "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
7. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".